Posted in Daily Blessings

It surely is the middle of summer here in beautiful West Virginia!  The sun is shining daily, the humidity is sticky, and there's a bit of a *heat haze* everywhere you look.  The Farmer's Markets are open, the city pools are open, and even some of the police officers (those on bicycles in the parks) are wearing shorts!  The sunglasses are a regular fixture atop my head, my hair is up all of the time, and the thinner fabrics are being worn (which means for lighter laundry loads!).  The kiddie pool is used almost daily when the children are with me, and those little *pop-up storms* are short and sweet.  Oh, and yes, we've been having a major drought in my area!  Not good at all for the farmers!  However, my zinnias are in full bloom, my herbs are thriving and growing well, and my tomatoes are teasing me with their slow growing.  My leaf lettuce is tempting me every day, and my lavendar bush is being regularly cut and dried.  My roses are a bit testy with the heat and drought, but managing to bloom every now and then.  My chrysanthemum bush is full of buds and waiting for the Fall to open up and delight me with its beauty.  Yes, summer is in full force!

Of course, Summer also means *busy* in my book!  This is when I spend a lot of time with my plants, a lot of time soaking up the sun, and soon will be spending quite a bit of time canning and putting things up for Winter menus.  I have a few sewing orders I'm working on, and also plan to start some Christmas gifts very soon.  I just finished making curtains for my granddaughter's bedroom-a lovely bright pink with the outline of white flowers on the fabric.  They're bright and cheerful, and will work for all seasons for her.  Her fav color is pink and she chose this fabric, and she was thrilled when I handed them to her earlier today.  Now she's wanting a jumper out of the rest of the material!  That little gal's already learning to make full use of what is available! 

So....when you drop in and haven't seen anything new posted here, have no worries!  I'm just staying busy doing the things of summer.  No lazy, hazy days of summer here!  Just lots of activity in preparation for the upcoming seasons, and plenty of time to enjoy the beauty of this season.  I just love the way the Lord gives so many different colors to the landscape throughout the year-another reason why I live here in the Mountain State and no longer in the Sunshine State! 

I'm also working on the Nuggets of Wisdom newsletter, and should be having it in the inboxes of my subscribers sometime in the next week or so-I lose track of time sometimes!  (If you haven't signed up yet, the box is in my sidebar--it's all free for you!) 

I hope you're having a productive and exciting summertime, too!  Until next time....

Hugs,

Cynthia Robin